College Drinking A Major Problem That Affects The Lives Of...

Josh Roy Essay 3 Final College drinking a major problem that affects the lives of many College drinking is a major problem and it affects the lives of students their families and the community. As the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism website notes: â€Å"About four out of five college students drink alcohol. . .† (â€Å"College Drinking†). The Affects of alcohol have impacted the lives of many people. I believe drinking is a problem, and believe that it is a problem that it is often overlooked by Parents, colleges, and students. Parents, colleges, and students need to learn about college drinking, the factors that make it a problem, and how to prevent students from drinking while attending college or limit†¦show more content†¦. .† (â€Å"College Drinking†). My good friend John was one of those students that felt he had to drink to fit in. He was pressured into drinking when he started college. John never drank alcohol till his first year in college. He was against drinking he did not feel he needed alcohol to fit i n and could have fun without it. The people john hung with drank a lot and hosted a lot of parties. Overtime John said he felt the students looked down on him for not wanting to drink at the parties so he started to drink. The students told him everybody drinks and that it would not hurt him if he had a few drinks once in a while but they were wrong. Next addiction and binge drinking; both are problems related to college drinking. As the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism website notes: Research shows that more than 80 percent of college students drink alcohol, and almost half report binge drinking in the past 2 weeks. . . .† (â€Å"College Drinking†). Over time john started to drink on a weekly basis and eventually became addicted to alcohol and started drinking almost every day. It was so easy for him to get alcohol there was always a party going on that had alcohol. John started to miss class and his grades started to drop. All john wanted to do was drink and after the first semester of his sophomore year he